Standing Towel Holder

 

Standing Towel Holder

 

Supplies:

One piece of laser poop  1/2´ in diameter x 1/8´thick

One round toothpick with decorative end

Drill with a 2 mm bit

One sheet two ply paper towel

One white plastic stir stick 5 ¼” long and 1/8” in diameter (optional)

12” ruler with cork backing

Scissors

Pencil

Glue

 

   

 

Take your piece of laser poop and drill a hole in the centre of it. Cut the top of the toothpick to 1 1/8” length. Put glue on the cut end of the toothpick and insert it in the hole.

 

Tip: Using a bit of double-sided tape to hold the laser poop in place while you’re drilling.

 

   And there you have your towel holder!

 

To make the towel, take a sheet of paper towel, separate it and measure a strip 7/8” wide on the bottom layer (it’s smoother and less decorative) and cut that strip.

 

      

          

 

       

         

 

Cover the lower part of the toothpick with glue, then carefully wrap the strip of paper towel around it. When that’s done, put a dot of glue about ¼” from the end to hold it in place.

 

Option:

 

For removeable paper towel, cut a 7/8” piece of the plastic stir stick, cover it with glue and wrap the paper around it as above.

 Wrap this strip of paper towel 

around this 7/8" of plastic tubing. 

 This will fit over the toothpick.

For fun, I took a pen and put a green stripe along the edges of the towel on the right.

BUT

That was a few days ago. Then I thought of a different way to do this that doesn't require laser poop, a drill or a plastic stir stick!

Supplies:

A flat 1/2" button

1 decorative toothpick

1 7/8" piece of paper towel

some nail polish 

and some glue

Cut the toothpick to 1" and paint the decorative end with nail polish.

Stick the toothpick in a piece of floral oasis to dry. Put a toothpick through one of the holes of the button and paint the button with nail polish and put in in the floral oasis to dry.

Take your strip of paper towel

Cover the lower end of the toothpick in glue and roll the paper towel around it.

Cover the lower end of the paper towel with glue 

and position it on the button.

Quick and easy!